Love Chronicles: The Sword and the Rose

Wow. After being delighted by what I assume is the 1st in the series (The Spell Collector) I had high expectations for this one. Too high. WAY too high. All the quirky charm and clever twist on the usual 'click on the shinies to start an arbitrary HO scene has been removed here, replaced by exactly the same thing as everyone else is/was doing. The interesting and colourful graphics have gone, replaced by bland,...

7 found this helpful, 2018-10-22

It's not a bad game, but I cannot really recommend it, as I found it quite bland. The puzzles are OK, but neither the story, nor the visuals have captured me. There are much better and much more complex games of this kind (even from the same publisher). Note that despite the title (Love Chronicles) there is no romance in it.

1 found this helpful, 2021-11-30

Second of the Love Chronicles series, the Sword and the Rose starts with you, the Prince crashlanding on another island kingdom, this one shrouded in ice. Ice that can be melted by use of a magical rose. And there is a beast running about. The plot is decent, the games exciting, and the characters vibrant... enough when you meet them. Buy the bundle, as all four games are great.

3 found this helpful, 2018-09-05